14 (A)I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; (B)when he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind, 15 but My favor shall not depart from him, (C)as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from you. 16 (D)Your house and your kingdom shall endure before [a]Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 As in LXX and some ancient mss; MT you

14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him(B) with a rod(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(D) as I took it away from Saul,(E) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(F) will be established(G) forever.(H)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and (A)serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing [a]mind; (B)for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. (C)If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9 Lit soul

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.

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30 “If his sons (A)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [a]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the (B)rod,
And their guilt with [b]afflictions.
33 But I will not [c]withhold (C)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 I will not [d]violate My (D)covenant,
Nor will I (E)alter [e]the utterance of My lips.
35 [f]Once I have (F)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His [g](G)descendants shall endure forever,
And his (H)throne (I)as the sun before Me.
37 It shall be established forever (J)like the moon,
And a (K)witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah

38 But You have (L)rejected and (M)refused,
You have been full of wrath [h]against Your (N)anointed.
39 You have [i](O)repudiated the covenant of Your servant;
You have (P)profaned (Q)his crown [j]in the dust.
40 You have (R)broken down all his walls;
You have (S)brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 (T)All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a (U)disgrace to his neighbors.
42 You have (V)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have (W)made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You also turn back the edge of his sword,
And have (X)not made him stand in battle.
44 You have put an end to his [k](Y)splendor
And cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have (Z)shortened the days of his youth;
You have (AA)covered him with shame. Selah

46 (AB)How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your (AC)wrath burn like fire?
47 (AD)Remember [l]what my lifespan is;
For what (AE)futility [m]You have created all the sons of mankind!
48 What man can live and not (AF)see death?
Can he (AG)save his soul from the [n]power of [o]Sheol? Selah

49 Where are Your former acts of favor, Lord,
Which You (AH)swore to David in Your faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the (AI)taunt against Your servants;
[p]How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,
51 With which (AJ)Your enemies have taunted, Lord,
With which they have taunted the footsteps of (AK)Your anointed.

52 (AL)Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.

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  1. Psalm 89:31 Lit profane
  2. Psalm 89:32 Or plagues
  3. Psalm 89:33 Lit break
  4. Psalm 89:34 Lit profane
  5. Psalm 89:34 Lit that which goes forth
  6. Psalm 89:35 Or One thing
  7. Psalm 89:36 Lit seed
  8. Psalm 89:38 Lit with
  9. Psalm 89:39 I.e., scornfully rejected
  10. Psalm 89:39 Lit to the ground
  11. Psalm 89:44 Lit clearness, luster
  12. Psalm 89:47 Lit of what duration I am
  13. Psalm 89:47 Or have You...mankind?
  14. Psalm 89:48 Lit hand
  15. Psalm 89:48 I.e., the netherworld
  16. Psalm 89:50 Lit My bearing in my chest

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(A)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(B)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(C)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(D)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(E)

38 But you have rejected,(F) you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.(G)
40 You have broken through all his walls(H)
    and reduced his strongholds(I) to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered(J) him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.(K)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.(L)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.(M)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short(N) the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.(O)

46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?(P)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(Q)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(R)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[a] been mocked,(S)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(T)

52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.(U)

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  1. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have